SLEEPER NEST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sleeper nest mean? 

• SLEEPER NEST (noun)
  The noun SLEEPER NEST has 1 sense:

1. a nest of sleepers awaiting a prearranged signal

  Familiarity information: SLEEPER NEST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SLEEPER NEST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nest of sleepers awaiting a prearranged signal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Context example:

sleeper nests of Islamic terrorists were capable of launching major attacks in Europe

Hypernyms ("sleeper nest" is a kind of...):

nest (a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality)

Meronyms (members of "sleeper nest"):

sleeper (a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal)